INSECT PLAGUE

On the way: The worst grasshopper infestation in 50 years. Ammunition: Pesticides. The Saskatchewan government has turned to the Canadian air force for help bringing pesticides into the province to battle the insects. The first aircraft, loaded with 38,918 pounds of pesticides from Buffalo, N.Y., arrived at Regina's airport Monday. Four more flights were expected during the week. The government will pick up the extra cost of flying the pesticides into the province over the cost of trucking. Tab: $50,000 for each plane load.